Climb in for an over-the-road journey through the variety of handsome semi trucks of yesterday and today. This colorful volume showcases the big rigs of Mack, Peterbilt, White, Western Star, Freightliner, and Volvo, plus many defunct manufacturers such as Hayes, Autocar, Sterling, and American Coleman. Brief profiles convey the history of each [...]
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A century of big rigs fill the pages of this hardbound retrospective. Arranged chronologically, each chapter offers a short introduction to the trucks and trailers of the period. Lengthy captions accompany each of more than 500 black-and-white photographs and a special section of 75 color photographs featuring major manufacturers like Mack, Peterbilt, [...] A truck driver’s tractor-trailer is more than just a vehicle or a tool for making a living. It is a calling card, a personal statement, a way of life. Truckers take as much joy and pride in modifying their rigs as hot-rodders and car customizers. Bette Garber presents some two dozen of [...] If a custom vehicle is something to see, a custom semi is something else–something much, much more. This brilliantly illustrated book celebrates the time, energy, patience, hard work, and skill that go into these monumental rolling works of art. The author, who has spent a quarter of a century photographing and writing [...] Review RPM for Truckers, February 2007 “Garber captures the message in her photos and writing like no other photojournalist alive today. She is doing every man and woman behind the wheel of a rig, as well as the industry at large, a huge service through her books.”RPM for Truckers, February 2007 [...] |
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